Assig-jmoj to ctjrtainless shower



H. B. PITCHER.

SHOWER BATH ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. I916.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

INVENTOR WITNESSES 1 m 0" n R 7 B n UNXTED STATES SI-IOVJER-BATH Application. filed July 21.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH B. Prrorrnn, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Boonton, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shower- Bath rlrttachinents, hit which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a shower bath fitting constituting an attachment for deinountably connecting a shower bath to the standard bath tub faucets.

(hie of the objects of nryi vention is to provide a simple term of fitting preferably casting desi fi d. to constitute an inexpensive nteans for quickly and positively secur ing a shower bath or similar device to any or the ordinary water or bath tub faucets new in general use.

Another object of the invention is to pro -itinrg of the class described which will support FillGX er bati ri idly in .7 v .1. :ion in advance of the usual faucet 211K nout the necessity ct any other securing means A 2 i'rther obiect is to provide the attac c all the necessarv valvular mechanisms t direct the water at wil either through the shower bath or directly into the bath tub.

Such devices as usually constructen a). (note cu nboi e and expensive, so that a the basis of this invention is the desire to vide an attach lent largely made up of a le hich can be "Mined with a nun ainount of machining ar- "eady access may be ootain r other objects and advai'ita n will be in part obvieus or the QCCAOEILP i t will be more luhy set forth in Q particular des ription oi embodying n;

and i one form of mechanism ventioin and invention also cons certain new and novel features of co tion and combination of parts lrrein. set forth and cl aimed.

in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pre ferred embodiment of my invention with an element of a shower bath connected thereto;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken Specification of Letters Patent.

ASSIGNQR- TO CURTAINLESS SHOWER A COEPORATION (3F DELAWARE.

ATTACHMENT.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Serial No. 110.514.

Us I 1.310.

centrally from front to rear through the d vice shown in Fig. l; and

3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig.

In the following description and in the claims, parts will be identified by specific names for convenience of expression but they are intended to be as generic in their application to similar parts as the art will permit.

In the drawings there is shown a depend ing outlet nozzle 4, which may be considered as part 01' the water faucet of the bath-tub or any other similar nozzle to which it is desired to connect th shower bath. A. shower bath is shown 5 "oolically in the vertically extending supply pipe 5 designed to be positioned in advance of the bath tub faucets.

It is understood that this type of shower bath is supported entirely from the base constituting the subject matter ot this ap plication. The attachment is hung from some suitable part of the faucet, preferably by me ns of inverted U suspension members 6 as". usual with some forins of devices or this char The attachment includes a one a ed of a substantially square flat plate 7 deal ed to be horizont d oosed ane at opposite corners of Will/M are holes 8 to accoir nodate the vertically disposed U members 6. A dorize 9 projects centrally from the u per of the plate so to within the o en end of the nozzle l, proton ably with some suitable term of washer 10 fitting therebetween. Integral with the underside of the plate forwardly oxteinlin pipe 1 the bore of which is shaped and 01 s through the dome to provide co; ini ion with the nozzle l. The forw rd e oil the bore is enlarged to term fri .to-conieal valve seat 13, the large end of which faces outwardly. The enlarged portion of the bore opens upwardly into abell l I-into which is threaded the lower end of the shower bath supply pipe This portion also opens downwardly into lower bell 15 designed to provide COED- ninnication from the bore 12 either directly into the bath tub or preferably, through a conventional form of depending hose connection l6 threaded into the outer cnd of the bell 15. A horizontally disposed frustoconical valve 17 is fitted into the seat 13 from the outer end of the enlarged portion of the pipe bore. The inner small end of this valve is provided on one side with a curved passageway 18 continuously open endwise to the bore 12 and designed to be rotated into position to face either the opening' through the bell 14 and pipe 5 or to face the opening through the bell 15 and connection 16. The valve is mounted to be r0- tated from one position into theother by means of a valve stem 19 aiiixed to the outer end of which is a handle 20. The valve is demountably held in position by means of a cap 21 threaded on to an extension 22 of 7 the pipe which projects forwardly of the bells. The cap contains the stem 19 which.

is rotatably mounted therein and houses a washer'23 which is disposed between the cap and the outer face of the extension 22.

It is to be understood that the shower bath elements are either permanently attached to the casting, or the attachment as shown 18 sold as a separate member designed the position shown in Fig. 2; should it be desired to run the water directly into the tub, the handle is turned into the position shown in Fig. 1. Rotating the handle will cause the passageway in the valve to open the water supply either to the shower bath or to the tub, or, in an intermediate position both the outlets'are closed.

The broad plate provides a wide spreading support hanging from the bath-tub faucets and the rigid extension of the pipe therefrom provides a secure base for supporting the weight of the shower bath parts 7 without turning strains on the connection.

' By means of a device of this character the shower bath is held'rigldly 1n positlon, even though there areno otherconnections therewith. The body portion of the attachment is a simple casting which can be molded cheaply and which at the same time will have the metal economically disposed to take care of the strains incidental to a device of this character with due regard to the forming of a neat appearance tothis part of the shower bath.

The handle for controlling the valve is placed in advance of the bath-tub faucets,

so that the flow is controlled conveniently to cause the water to flow either into the shower bath or into the tub as desired. By unscrewing the cap holding the'valve in place,

ready access is provided to the valve and to the valve seat so as to permit an easyrregrinding of these parts. 7 The bells and the extension at the forward end of the pipe are designed so'that they may be conveniently threaded in the manufacture of the' attachment. v 1

While I have shown and described, and have pointed out in the annexed claims, certain novel features of my invention, it will be understood that various omissions, 'substitutions'and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the-spirit of the 1nvent1on, Y

:Havmg thus described my inve'ntionfl claimz' 1. Tnja: shower bath for bath tubs, the" combination of a single casting including a substantially flat plate provided with means for permitting the same to'be engaged by hanger supports, the top of said'plate provided with a dome adapted to fit the nozzle of a bath tub faucet, a pipe integral with said plate and. extending forwardly therefrom with one end opening through-said dome and the opposite end constituting a valveseat, sa d pipe provided with an upper andloweroutlet on opposite sldes -ofsaid' valve seat, a supply pipe threaded into the upper-outlet and a valve on said .seatfor opening the pipe selectively to either the upper or lower outlet, said valve provided with a forwardly extending control handle conveniently accessible to the bather in the 7 bath tub. r

2. In a shower bath the combination'of a single casting including a substantially flat plate provided with meansfor permitting the same to be engaged by hanger supports,

a pipefixed tosaid plate and extendingrfor- Wardly therefrom with one; end opening therethrough and the opposite end enlarged to form a frusto-conical bore constituting a valve seat, said pipe provided with an upper and a lower outlet on opposite sides of said valve' seat and a 'frusto-conically shaped valve inserted into said opposite end and r tablym nted 0I1said Seat for openlng the pipe selectively to either the upper or lower outlet and a cap for demountably' securing the valve in place.

Signedat New York in the county of New York and State of New York this twelfth day of June A. D., 1916. r 1 r V 1 HUGH B. PITCHER." 

